Re: Locative constructions in a:seka`eni (long)
| From: | Roger Mills <rfmilly@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, August 9, 2006, 18:25 |
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James W. wrote:
> > > I'm currently working on the locative constructions in
> > > a:seka`eni. ...
> > > I found a really interesting paper by Marcus
> > > Kracht, "On the Semantics of Locatives (2000)" describing
> > > them as consisting of a configuration and a mode ...
I haven't read the paper yet, but it's a very interesting system, and you
presented it well.
In addition to oddities/questions raised by others, my immediate thought
was:
How to distinguish "general" location from "specific"? i.e.
a. John is in New York.
b. John is in the bathroom.
c.The meat is in the pot -- b and c I guess would be "inside" wouldn't they?
And how about "from a high location to an even higher one?" -- a bird flying
out of a tree for ex.
IIRC I had problems in Kash with some of these, such as beside/next to
(touching)...
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